Sahra Ryklief has been a central figure in workers’ education through her long-standing leadership in IFWEA—serving on its Executive Committee since 1995, and holding the post of Secretary General from 2007 until 2023—championing grassroots adult learning and democratised labour education ([ifwea.org][1]). Under her guidance, IFWEA's Cape Town-based secretariat facilitated transformative programmes like the Youth Global Awareness Programme (YGAP), fostering critical consciousness, collective empowerment and global solidarity among young trade union activists.